Thailand will allow visitors from 46 countries vaccinated against Covid-19 to forgo quarantine from next month, up from 10 previously announced, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has said, according to Reuters.

The Southeast Asian country is poised to introduce the new quarantine-free travel arrangements on November 1 as it seeks to revive its vital tourism industry.

Prayuth did not name the extra countries in a Facebook post but said the visitors could skip mandatory quarantine providing they arrive via air, have been fully vaccinated and have a document to show they are virus-free.

In this file photo, hotel drivers wait for passengers at the airport in Phuket, Thailand. — Reuters/File
In this file photo, hotel drivers wait for passengers at the airport in Phuket, Thailand. — Reuters/File

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